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- ↑ Deitch, Jeffrey; Gastman, Roger; Rose, Aaron (2011). Art in the Streets. New York, NY: Rizzoli ISBN 978-0847836482
- ↑ The 25 Greatest LA Graffiti Writers Complex Magazine
- ↑ "Early Los Angeles Hip Hop" written by Ben Higa in Light, Alan.(1999). The Vibe History of Hip Hop. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0609805039
- ↑ Pico-Union Residents Hopeful About Court Order Against Gang Violence: Petition for injunction against 18th Street group seeks to end reign of terror. But critics remain skeptical. by GEORGE RAMOS August 05, 1997 Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Chalfant, Henry; Prigoff, James (1987). Spraycan Art, London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500274699
- 1 2 Grody, Steve (2006) Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0810992986
- ↑ LA Liber Amicorum Getty Research Institute
- ↑ ESMoA Experience 11: Scratch – Jun 8 until Sept 21, 2014
- ↑ "Scratch" at El Segundo Museum of Art Posted by Lisa Derrick on June 8, 2014 in Events Cartwheel Art
- ↑ Martinez, Ruben (1993). The Other Side. New York, NY:Vintage. ISBN 978-0679745914
- ↑ "ROLL CALL: 11 artists from L.A.curated by Gajin Fujita".